May 4, 2003	Sunday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 1, 1424

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Hizb sees ray of hope in Vajpayee’s statement MUZAFFARABAD, May 3: Kashmir’s dominant Mujahideen group, Hizbul Mujahideen said on Saturday it saw a ray of hope in Indian prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s speech but sounded caution that peace...		Govt ready to discuss LFO in parliament: Qazi ISLAMABAD, May 3: The government has agreed to table the Legal Frame Work Order in the form of a bill in parliament for debate, Amir Jamaat-i-Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmed and central...
PPP hails SC order in SSGC case ISLAMABAD, May 3: The Pakistan People’s Party on Saturday hailed the Supreme Court verdict reinstating over 800 Sui Southern Gas Company employees and said the verdict had vindicated the PPP’s position...		New laws threaten critical tone of press: report PARIS, May 3: The Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) has applauded the government for “slowly but surely paving the way for a liberalization of the broadcast media,” but claimed that the adoption...
PML-N forms body on talks with government ISLAMABAD, May 3: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) has constituted a four-member committee to chalk a strategy for the government-opposition talks on the Legal Framework Order....		Two towns getting power from Iran ISLAMABAD, May 3: Two border towns of Pakistan are getting electricity from Iran while the third town would get the same soon with the completion of the transmission line, the National...
Lightning kills two soldiers in AJK bunker MUZAFFARABAD, May 3: Two Pakistani soldiers were killed and four others were injured after lightening struck an army bunker along the Line of Control in a border village of the Azad...		Steps taken to thwart terrorism: minister ISLAMABAD, May 3: Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat on Saturday said the government had taken measures to thwart any act of sabotage or terrorism....
Jinnah House auctioned LAHORE, May 3: Jinnah House, the London residence of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah during his student days, has finally been auctioned but its new ownership is yet to be determined....		Unqualified people Running drugstores PESHAWAR, May 3: Illegal business of medicines is continuing unabated throughout the province in the wake of government failure to regulate the business....
NAPP-ANP merger to unite Pukhtuns: Wali NOWSHEHRA, May 3: The National Awami Party Pakistan (NAPP) led by Ajmal Khattak has merged itself with the Awami National Party in the larger interest of the Pukhtuns here on Saturday....		Cantt board puts ban on commercial activities PESHAWAR, May 3: The Cantonment Board of Peshawar (CBP) has placed a ban on commercial activities other than residential purposes in the Defence Colony, a posh locality of the cantonment....
Govt asked to check illegal export of poplar trees PESHAWAR, May 3: The chairman of Pakistan Match Manufacturing Association, Mohsin Aziz, has drawn the attention of the provincial government to the alarming situation of the illegal export of immature poplar...		Seven new digital exchanges planned DERA ISMAIL KHAN, May 3: The Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation Limited (PTCL) would install seven new digital exchanges in the northern region NTR-II in the current fiscal year....
Flood-affected areas declared calamity hit MINGORA, May 3: The district government of Swat has declared Kalam and other flood-affected areas calamity hit and directed tehsildars to submit details within a week about the loss of properties....		Chitral in grip of cold winds CHITRAL, May 3: Severe cold winds followed by rains lashed the Chitral valley during the last two days, dropping the mercury to zero degree level....
92 schools remain closed for lack of staff MIRPURKHAS, May 3: Ninety two primary, middle and high schools remain closed in the Mirpurkhas district due to non- availability of the staff....		Two killed, one injured in tribal clash SUKKUR, May 3: The long standing dispute between the Esani and the Qambrani tribes on Saturday claimed the lives of two Qambrani tribesmen while injuring another man after members of the...
Five granted bail in sedition case LARKANA, May 3: The sixth additional sessions judge, Larkana, on Saturday granted the bail before arrest to five persons, nominated in an FIR registered with the Market police station under sedition...		Two sentenced to death HYDERABAD, May 3: The judge of the Anti-Terrorism Court, Hyderabad, Syed Ali Ashraf Shah, here on Friday awarded the capital punishment to two convicts in a robbery-cum-murder case after re-hearing of...
Girl students will get financial help LARKANA, May 3: The district government will distribute Rs15.5 million among deserving girl students....		Water board official accused of nepotism MIRPURKHAS, May 3: The growers associations of Mirpurkhas have alleged that the director, Nara Canal Area Water Board, is providing more water to Kot Ghulam Mohammad irrigation sub- division as a...
Irrigation reforms supported HYDERABAD, May 3: The Left Bank Canal Area Water Board, Badin, has strongly reacted to the resolution of the Hyderabad District Council, demanding winding up of the Sindh Irrigation and Drainage...		Thar people flay exorbitant fares MITHI, May 3: Commuters in Thar on Friday complained of having to pay exaggerated fares despite the sharp decrease in diesel prices and the Sindh government’s directives to reduce the urban...
Two killed, one injured in accident KHAIRPUR, May 3: Two persons were killed and another was injured when their motorcycle was hit by a Nawabshah-bound wagon (R-1357) on the Khairpur-Nawabshah Road here on Saturday....		Policemen killed in encounter honoured SANGHAR, May 3: The IGP, Sindh, Syed Kamal Shah, on Saturday regretted the loss of policemen’s lives killed during the five- day-long encounter near Tando Adam, saying that while the deceased’s...
Quality seed to ensure better yield: minister MULTAN, May 3: State minister for food, agriculture and livestock Sikandar Hayat Bosan has underlined the importance of quality seed to get better per acre yield....		Traders stage sit-in against TMA’s drive FAISALABAD, May 3: Shopkeepers and vendors of Jhang Bazaar on Saturday staged a sit-in in front of the Tehsil Municipal Administration complex in protest against the anti-encroachment drive and the confiscation...
Four more tenants taken into custody OKARA, May 3: The law enforcing agencies continued their operation on Saturday and arrested four more tenants....		Four killed as wagon plunges into canal SIALKOT, May 3: Four people were killed while six others injured seriously when Sheikhupura-bound wagon fell into the BRB Canal after hitting a buffalo near Mianwali Bangla bridge (Satrah), Daska tehsil....
Expats robbed of Rs3.5m in cash, valuables SARGODHA, May 3: Dacoits took away Rs3.5 million in cash and valuables from the house of two expatriates in Block No 13 on Saturday....		Probe begins into shops’ auction GUJRAT, May 3: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has started a probe into the irregularities committed by the Gujrat municipal committee high-ups in 1998-99 while auctioning around 150 shops in the...
Govt okays 200 more items for export SIALKOT, May 3: Punjab Minister for Industries Mohammad Ajmal Cheema on Saturday disclosed that the government had okayed 200 non-traditional items for export to the American, African, Middle East and European...		Girl raped, two others abducted in Kasur KASUR, May 3: A girl was raped while two others were abducted in different parts of the district during the last 24 hours....
Rivalry claims life SHEIKHUPURA, May 3: A man was gunned down while two others sustained bullet injuries in Dera Saranwala early on Saturday....		Assurance to fertilizer dealers OKARA, May 3: National Fertilizer Corporation of Pakistan Lahore General Manager (Marketing) Muhammad Asif visited Okara on Saturday and met members of the Fertilizer Dealers Association, Okara, led by its president...
Lawyers flay police ‘apathy’ TOBA TEK SINGH, May 3: Kamalia Bar association observed strike on Saturday to protest against what it called indifference of the district police....		Man commits suicide SHEIKHUPURA, May 3: A resident of Chenay village allegedly committed suicide by taking pesticide on Saturday morning....
Insecticide spray machine NAROWAL, May 3: The Tehsil Municipal authority has purchased a latest insecticide spray machine for Narowal and other tehsil towns....		CM due in Sargodha SARGODHA, May 3: Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi is scheduled to arrive here on a brief visit on Sunday....
21 stage artistes held GUJRANWALA, May 3: At least 21 stage performers, including eight actresses, were arrested for dancing and yelling obscenities here on Saturday....		Call for cut in power rate, transport fare GUJRANWALA, May 3: Political parties and people from a cross section of society demanded reduction in electricity and transport fares after downward revision of petrol prices....